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GE Healthcare and OHSU refine their collaboration
GE Healthcare has long entered into partnerships with universities around the globe. And Oregon Health & Science University is high on that list. GE and OHSU signed a Memorandum of Understanding to...
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What's next for a $148M mixed-use development project in Ocoee
Ocoee city commissioners on May 3 are expected to give the final OK on a site plan for a new $148 million, mixed-use project expected to help the city become more of a destination. It's the first phase...
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Here's what drew Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to the OHSU-Intel cloud
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston owns one of the world’s largest databases of the genetic abnormalities underlying cancer. But as robust as that data is, Dana-Farber still wanted to join a Big...
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HCA takes over, rebrands former Forest Park Frisco hospital
Irving-based HCA North Texas has officially opened its newest hospital and branded it Medical City Frisco, after buying the upscale but financially failing facility out of bankruptcy. The Irving-based...
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Anthem-Cigna insurance deal gets OK from state
State insurance regulators have approved Anthem's purchase of Cigna's Florida companies as part of a broader merger of the major health insurers. The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation on Friday...
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Ex-49er's device company raises $12.6M to build app
Former 49er linebacker Milt McColl's medical device startup, Gauss Surgical, raised $12.6 million in Series B funding this week to build a blood loss-tracking app for surgeons. The former San Francisco...
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Slowdown in startupland: A pause, a pop or new normal?
The number of startup funding deals in the Bay Area dropped to the lowest level in more than five years and the amount invested was the least since the third quarter of 2014. Those and other first...
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Denver to consider pot proposal to strike balance between neighborhoods,...
After months of discussion and public testimony, Denver City Council on Monday will hear a proposal attempting to strike a balance between neighborhoods and business interests regarding the marijuana...
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Surprise! Under new minimum-wage law, many white-collar workers get huge raise
Lost in the public discussion over the new landmark minimum-wage law approved by the California Legislature this week is the subsequent dramatic raise for many white-collar professionals. Once the law...
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Reg Ballantyne leaving Tenet Healthcare this summer
Reginald M. Ballantyne III — his friends call him Reg — is making plans for his next chapter. The senior strategic advisor for Tenet Healthcare Corp. (NYSE: THC) plans to end his role with the...
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Exclusive: Intuitive Surgical sets sights on big campus expansion in Sunnyvale
Intuitive Surgical has pioneered the use of robots in the surgical suite, completing 652,000 procedures using its flagship "da Vinci" system in 2015 alone. Now the Sunnyvale company needs more elbow...
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Via Christi partnering on Pittsburg primary care clinic
Catholic health systems Via Christi Health and Mercy are partnering to bring more primary care services to Pittsburg. The two organizations are creating a new clinic to serve people in southeast...
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Mayo licenses fix for virtual-reality sickness
Mayo Clinic has struck a licensing deal for technology that aims to improve virtual-reality experiences — and keep them from making people sick. The Rochester, Minn.-based clinic's Galvanic Vestibular...
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MENTORING MATTERS: Curiosity and confidence
Today's mentor: Christy Shaffer, venture capitalist at Hatteras Venture Partners in the Raleigh-Durham, N.C. area. Why she matters: The former CEO of Inspire Pharmaceutical was just named the Women in...
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Sheppard Pratt names new CEO
Sheppard Pratt Health System has named a successor for its CEO, Dr. Steven S. Sharfstein, who is stepping down after 25 years at the helm. Dr. Harsh K. Trivedi, the current CEO of Vanderbilt...
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EXCLUSIVE: Dublin office building being vacated by Nationwide lands new...
A 401,000-square-foot office building in Dublin that Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. is vacating as it consolidates downtown and at Grandview Yard won't stay empty for long. Cardinal Health Inc. will...
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When it comes to health care, consumers don't think cost is tied to quality
Most Americans don’t think the cost of health care is related to quality, a new study found. In a survey of more than 2,000 adults, as many as 71 percent said they didn’t think cost and quality were...
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UNC, Duke docs rank as 'most influential' in health care
Dr. Robert Califf, the founding director of Duke University Clinical Research Institute who was appointed to commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration this year, ranks as the No. 1 most...
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New Denver marijuana regulations advance to full city council
A proposal by Denver City Councilwoman Robin Kniech laying out new regulations for marijuana sales in Denver advanced from a council committee Monday to a first reading in the council's regular meeting...
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Kindred makes good on its promise to have fewer hospital beds, sells Arizona...
Kindred Healthcare Inc. has sold a dozen hospitals in six states for $27.5 million. The Louisville-based health care company plans to sell the hospitals to Curahealth LLC, according to an 8-K form...
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